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Nowata County, Oklahoma
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Nowata County, Oklahoma Facts
When was Nowata County, OK Created?
Nowata County was established on July 16, 1907 from Cherokee lands.
What is the County Seat of Nowata County, OK?
The County Seat is located in Nowata and the county government website is unknown
What counties are adjacent to Nowata County, OK?
Bordering Counties are Montgomery County, Kansas, Labette County, Kansas, Craig County, Rogers County, Washington County.
Nowata County, OK Vital Records
Where can find Nowata County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Nowata County vital records can be found at the Oklahoma Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, and death records since October 1908. County marriage and divorce records are located in the local Clerk of Courts officeThere is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Oklahoma for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Nowata County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Oklahoma Birth Certificate or Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Nowata County, OK Census Records
What Nowata County, OK census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Nowata County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Another census resource is the Oklahoma Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907. You will discover free online in addition to printable census forms that can help with your research. See Also Oklahoma Census Records Research Guide.
Nowata County, OK Courthouse and Government Records
Nowata County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Nowata County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Nowata County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Oklahoma courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Oklahoma residents. The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Nowata County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Oklahoma Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Nowata County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 229 N Maple St, Nowata, OK 74048
- Phone: (918) 273-0808
- Nowata County Clerk’s Office
- Birth / Death Records: 1908
- Land Records: 1908
- Nowata County Court Clerk’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1907
- Probate Records: 1908
- Court Records: 1907
- Oklahoma, Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907
- BLM Land Records
Nowata County, OK Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Nowata County, OK?
A list of Nowata County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Oklahoma Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Nowata County Historical Society Museum, 121 S. Pine, Nowata, Ok 74048 ; 918 273-1191
- Family Finders Genealogy Club, 224 S. Pine, Nowata, Ok 74048; 918 273-3363
- Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Division of State Archives and Records, 200 N.E. 18th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 75105
- Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
- Oklahoma Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 12986, Oklahoma City 73157-2986
Where can I connect with other Nowata County, OK Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oklahoma State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Nowata County, OK?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Nowata County.
Nowata Co. OK Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Oklahoma Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Oklahoma historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Oklahoma (1871–1923) (genealogybank.com)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Books (amazon.com)
- Search Oklahoma Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Nowata County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Nowata Co. OK Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oklahoma Cemetery Research Guide
- Nowata Co., Oklahoma Graves (findagrave.com)
- Nowata County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Nowata Co., Oklahoma Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Nowata Co., Oklahoma Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oklahoma Church & Bible Research Guide
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Church Books (amazon.com)
Nowata Co. OK Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Oklahoma Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
- Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 (familysearch) These records list the individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the “Five Civilized Tribes”: Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. The records include 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906)
Nowata Co. OK General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oklahoma
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Muskogee and northeastern Oklahoma : including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware (search.ancestry.com)
- Chronicles of Oklahoma (http://digital.library.okstate.edu)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Nowata Co. OK Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Nowata County, Oklahoma (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oklahoma – Counties – Nowata (cyndislist.com)
- Nowata County Oklahoma (genealogytrails.com)
- Nowata Co. OKGenweb (okgenweb.org)
- Nowata County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Nowata Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Nowata Co. OK Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
Nowata Co. OK Military Records
- Oklahoma Military Records Research Guide
- Oklahoma Military Records (fold3.com) will provide access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Oklahoma individuals that served. Ideal for Nowata County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
